Direct questions
Place a question mark at the end of any sentence that is a direct question.
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Who wrote that report? |
If the question is a direct quotation, repeating the speaker’s exact words, a question mark is still used.
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“Who wrote that report?” she asked. |
Other types of questions
- Indirect questions
Do not use a question mark in an indirect question, in which the speaker’s exact words are not repeated. Use only a full stop, since the whole sentence is now a statement.
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She asked who had written that report. |
- Courtesy questions
If a request or instruction is put as a question for reasons of courtesy, do not use a question mark.
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Would you please fill in and sign the attached application and submit it before the end of the month. |